IRELAND GETS 2001 SOLHEIM CUP

Scotland's bid to stage the 2011 Solheim Cup has failed - but there is some consolation in the fact that it will be staged in Ireland at Kileen Castle, County Meath.
The Jack Nicklaus-designed Meath venue is still under development with the course due to open late in 2008 and the accompanying hotel the following year
Part of the five-year deal between the Ladies European Tour and Failte Ireland (the national tourism authority) is that a new tournament, the Irish Ladies Open, will begin in 2008.
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